The plan would inform consumers how items sold in the state are manufactured and transported and how environmentally safe their ingredients are.
By Margot Roosevelt
Los Angeles Times - December 17, 2008

Is that laundry soap truly "environmentally friendly"? Was that mattress treated with toxic chemicals? Is that sweatsuit fashioned from organic cotton? Is that lipstick "natural"?

California officials launched a sweeping green initiative on Tuesday to inform consumers exactly how hundreds of thousands of products sold in the state are manufactured and transported and how safe their ingredients are.

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